Fran Emerson, the director of the Charleston area Alzheimer’s Association, discusses with Sally Smith how the association helps both patients and caregivers in dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. In this aging podcast, Ms. Emerson explains that the help offered by the Alzheimer’s Association spans from support groups, to one-on-one discussion with a professional, to a respite program and a 24-hour hotline for caregivers.

If you would like to reach the Charleston Alzheimer’s Association, you can contact them by phone at 800-860-1444. For more information from the Alzheimer’s Association, visit their website (click here).

If you enjoyed this podcast, you may be in interested in reading Sally Smith’s book, The Circle: A Walk with Dementia. For more information on The Circle, click here.

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